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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Allan go to the Moscow Opera to look for Yury in Chapter 26?
(a) March 22, 1969.
(b) May 12, 1970.
(c) September 1, 1971.
(d) May 5, 2005.

2. Who is the new ambassador at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris in Chapter 23?
(a) Benny Ljungberg.
(b) Amanda Einstein.
(c) Gunilla Bjorklund.
(d) Julius Jonsson.

3. How old is Amanda on her birthday when Allan gives her a laptop computer?
(a) 81.
(b) 92.
(c) 85.
(d) 76.

4. Riga is the capital of what country?
(a) Iran.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Latvia.

5. How many languages did 11-year-old Claude Pennant speak when his family arrived in the Soviet Union?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. During what years is Chapter 16 set?
(a) 1952-1956.
(b) 1948-1953.
(c) 1916-1919.
(d) 1960-1969.

7. What is Ni Wayan Laksmi's name changed to after she marries Herbert?
(a) Maria Einstein.
(b) Amanda Einstein.
(c) Anna Einstein.
(d) Angelica Einstein.

8. What does the word "kodok" translate to from Balinese?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Lion.
(c) Frog.
(d) Tiger.

9. What is the name of Yury Borisovich Popov’s wife that attends the opera with him in Chapter 26?
(a) Larissa Aleksandrevna Popova.
(b) Lina Stern.
(c) Vera Gedroitz.
(d) Ida Rosenthal.

10. What is the name of Herbert's youngest son?
(a) Walter Einstein.
(b) Mao Einstein.
(c) Allan Einstein.
(d) Jason Einstein.

11. How does the man in the suit describe his country's president in the Epilogue?
(a) A wise and responsible person.
(b) A loose cannon.
(c) Mad and insufferable.
(d) A dictator.

12. What is the name of Herbert's eldest son?
(a) Jason Einstein.
(b) Mark Einstein.
(c) Walter Einstein.
(d) Allan Einstein.

13. Who is the American president that appears at the luncheon in Chapter 23?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

14. What world leader does Allan describe as being "as crazy as they come" in the Epilogue?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Lenin.

15. What has the name of Sarov been changed to in Chapter 26?
(a) Arzamas-16.
(b) Rottne.
(c) Uppsala.
(d) Växjö.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money has the sailor been paid for dumping Bucket's remains in Chapter 22?

2. On what date does Chapter 19 begin?

3. How many people worked on the Manhattan Project over the years, according to the narrator in the novel?

4. What years are covered in Chapter 26?

5. What is the title of the book that Prosecutor Ranelid considers writing about Allan's case in Chapter 19?

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